Greetings everyone!
I just signed up here. I've been reading a lot from this site, and learned a lot! (Also researching all over the internet about this stuff)
So I'm working on calibrating my 5.1 home theater setup. I'm running a Pioneer Elite VSX-33. I've dug pretty deep into that machine and reasonably know my way around it. The step I'm at right now is setting the speaker levels and EQ. I've run the MCACC calibration in the Elite, and it's sounding ok, but I'm a geek about these things and would like to dig deeper.
The two questions I have right now is this:
1) what SPL meter do you guys recommend. I keep seeing sites recommend the Radio Shack SPL, but it's discontinued. I'd like to keep it under $50. After researching I've come to the Neewer USB Digital Handheald Sound Noise Level Meter. It does weighted C, and slow. Would it be sufficient?
2) How about calibrating EQ? Novice question - can and SPL meter help determine EQ settings in the Elite?
Thanks guys and girls!
(I've plenty more questions, but those will come later